Names / Boy names
Johnathan
Current rank
#508
and easing
All-time peak
#108
in 1990
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
98,600
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #108 in 1990 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Johnathan first appears in 1881. Today it sits at #508 and is slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1990, at #108 nationally. Over 98,600 have carried it since records began.